“have a handle on”
"Have a handle on" means to understand, control, or manage something effectively. When you have a handle on a situation or subject, you are well-informed and able to deal with it competently. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "have a handle on" in the video clips below.
Hear how "have a handle on" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 8 videos, movies, and TV shows. Sources: This Is Us, Big Bang Theory, People, Motiversity, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and 1 more.
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YouTubePeople701K views · 2024-11-08
James Van Der Beek Opens Up About His Shocking Cancer Diagnosis & What’s Keeping Him Strong | PEOPLE
“have a handle on it my energy levels are”
very cautiously optimistic I feel like I … great I mean I'm I'm in a really good
Play at 7:58
YouTubeXQfxta2948s
“have a handle on more of the film making”
per se. I knew that I wanted to do more … process like just acting in a film
Play at 2:48
YouTubeMotiversity194K views · 2024-12-06
MOTIVERSITY - BEST OF 2024 | Best Motivational Videos - Speeches Compilation 2 Hours Long
“have a handle on the unknown but you”
wanting to kind of feel like you somehow … know what the unknown is is the unknown
Play at 29:09
TV ShowThis Is Us
This Is Us — S05E03
“I have a handle on it,”
Um, it almost killed me when I was 17. … but even now, sometimes, my daily state of mind
Play at 40:43
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YouTubeMotiversity1.7M views · 2023-11-21
NOTHING CHANGES IF NOTHING CHANGES - Best Motivational Speeches
“somehow have a handle on the unknown but”
of wanting to kind of feel like you … you know what the unknown is is the
Play at 5:15
YouTubeThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon160K views · 2025-10-27
Trump "Open" to Meeting with Dictator Kim Jong Un in Asia as U.S. Government Shutdown Continues
“Some of you even have a handle
on it. What sick son of a bitch”
even after 10 years of
you gaslighting me. … puts a handle on a fake drawer?
Now go on, git!
Play at 7:11
YouTubeThe Diary Of A CEO1.9M views · 2022-11-10
I Spent 12 Years In Jail For A Murder I Did Not Commit! Raphael Rowe
“that didn't have a handle on the inside”
door … so in all the years that I was in prison
Play at 1:23:16
YouTubeThe Diary Of A CEO1.9M views · 2022-11-10
I Spent 12 Years In Jail For A Murder I Did Not Commit! Raphael Rowe
“prison you do have a handle on the”
period just equivalent to being in … inside of your bedroom door you can open
Play at 1:34:36
YouTubeThe Diary Of A CEO1.9M views · 2022-11-10
I Spent 12 Years In Jail For A Murder I Did Not Commit! Raphael Rowe
“you do have a handle on the inside of”
that door and walk out your bedroom door … your front door you can step outside in
Play at 1:34:41
TV ShowBig Bang Theory
Big Bang Theory — S04E22
“I finally have a handle on my
idea for three-person chess.”
- Okay, see you later.
- Good news. … That is good news. Bye.
Play at 3:23
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